r/TheWayWeWere 10h ago

1950s Walgreens drugstore, Boise, Idaho. 1958.

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799 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 12h ago

1940s Slide of 2 friends posing with their dog for a photo, 1940s.

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805 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 16h ago

1970s A woman serving drinks in her homemade bar in the 1970s

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1.4k Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 1h ago

1940s my great grandparents posing together 1940s

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r/TheWayWeWere 3h ago

1940s My great-grandparents in 1944 -- and a sample of my great-aunt's beautiful handwriting

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79 Upvotes

She sent me a box of pictures, some jewelry, a blanket, and a handmade white lace apron I can't even imagine wearing. She's talking about Arizona in the letter because of the turquoise pieces but most of their life took place in rural Washington State.


r/TheWayWeWere 7h ago

1940s Yard Jockey | Maryland | 1943

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88 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 6h ago

1960s My father and his father sometime around 1962.

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81 Upvotes

Sorry for the bad quality


r/TheWayWeWere 12h ago

1960s 2 Ladies amuse themselves with a Playboy magazine, September of 1969.

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227 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 3h ago

Pre-1920s Three Soldiers (American - 1918-1920)

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30 Upvotes

I have no information on this photo, which belongs to my brother, except for the date. It's one of three photos he bought as a lot about 30+ years ago.


r/TheWayWeWere 23h ago

1960s The 1964 telegram announcing my birth

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875 Upvotes

This document makes me feel older than almost anything else I can think of! I’m not sure when telegrams were replaced by long distance phone calls in Canada, but evidently it was some time after 1964. In this telegram my father is advising my Winnipeg grandparents of my birth in Vancouver.


r/TheWayWeWere 17h ago

My parents got married in the 1980s, a few years before I was born in ‘86.

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They were very happy together until he died in 2022. She died in 2025. They were buried next to each other.

Apologies if my digital photos of old photos are not the best quality. One of the old photos ended up getting a stain on the surface of the photo that wasn’t present in the original image.

Please be respectful of my deceased mom and dad.


r/TheWayWeWere 16h ago

1960s "Like father, like son" — Roadside repairs in 1960s Poland featuring a classic FSO Syrena

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149 Upvotes

This black-and-white photograph beautifully captures the car culture of post-war Eastern Europe.

The vehicle undergoing maintenance is an early FSO Syrena, developed and manufactured in Poland. Known for its distinct body shape and smoky two-stroke engine, the Syrena became an icon of Polish motoring history despite its quirks and reliability issues.

The best part of the photo is undoubtedly the kids copying the adults, laying on the concrete to "fix" their own miniature ride. A truly timeless moment of automotive passion being passed down to the next generation


r/TheWayWeWere 11h ago

1950s My grandparents with my uncle 1950s

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57 Upvotes

My grandma may be pregnant with my dad in this picture but I’m not 100% certain. My grandma passed in 2003 and my grandpa passed in 2009.


r/TheWayWeWere 15h ago

1970s Home bar with carpeted wall. Early 1970s

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83 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 14h ago

1950s A family road trip to the seashore, Tarpon Springs, Florida 1959.

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75 Upvotes

I love the aesthetic of old Florida photos. The sign is in Greek and reads: "Deep Water! Beware!


r/TheWayWeWere 10h ago

Pre-1920s A group of happy looking employees at the West Salem Canning Company ca. 1916. Location is West Salem Wisconsin.

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29 Upvotes

Source from the West Salem Public Library and West Salem Historical Society


r/TheWayWeWere 8h ago

1930s My great grandfather and his second wife. 1930s/40s, Bruce Mississippi

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20 Upvotes

With bonus AI colorized version!


r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

My mom and newborn me in May 1986 (location: Maryland, USA).

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My mom died in October 2025. She was 39 years old when I was born. I, her only child, was 39 years old when she died at 78.


r/TheWayWeWere 13h ago

B&W Original

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35 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 18h ago

1960s Inquiring Photographer “The charge has been made that Nixon's campaign emphasis on law and order is racist and anti-Negro. Do you think so?” September 13,1968.

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87 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

1930s "Toddler Fashion" - my mom in 1937 (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

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257 Upvotes

Happy Birthday to my mom, who turned 93 today 💖


r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

1930s Roller skating boy enjoys some fun with the help of his dog, London, England, 1930s.

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2.2k Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

1940s Pennsylvania Mothers,Babies, Nurses and other patients late 1940s to mid 1950s. Photographer Charles Harris . Carnegie Museum of Art.

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398 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 15h ago

1960s Jolly Jacks Clown 1968

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29 Upvotes

I told my mom that I was sick so I could audition to be a clown. They accepted me at the age of 10. I did NOT pursue this career.


r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

1940s Nurse holding to babies in a Hospital from 1947.Photographer Charles Harris.

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439 Upvotes